36 Attorneys, including 19 Partners, 13 Associates and 4 Consultant Counsels
World Services Group (WSG), IR Global
Graham Thompson is the pre-eminent full-service commercial law firm in The Bahamas. Over its more than 70-year history, the firm has catered to a diverse range of leading international financial institutions, as well as families of great wealth and consequence. The firm prides itself on its ability to provide wise counsel and technical expertise in meeting the legal needs of a client base that spans a wide spectrum of disciplines. Notably, Graham Thompson Partners are sought after experts and innovators in financial services in The Bahamas. The Firm represents numerous banks, trust companies and other fiduciary service providers; and is a leader in providing focused and tailored advice to high net worth families. The Firm also has considerable expertise in providing specialized legal services in the financial services-capital markets sector; and in the planning, structuring, and execution of diverse and complex corporate transactions for both privately and publicly held entities.
Graham Thompson’s areas of specialisation include:
- Real Estate Financing
- Asset Leasing & Financing
- Corporate Finance
- Restructuring
- Financial Services Law & Regulation
- Loans, Debentures & Mortgages
- Receivership
Corporate, Commercial & Securities:
- Capital Markets
- Joint Ventures
- Restructuring, Liquidation & Insolvency
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Pension Schemes
- Private Equity funds
- Unit Trusts
- Investment Funds
- IPO’s
- Disciplinary, Discharge & Redundancy
- Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance
- Redundancy & Dismissal
- Employment Contracts
- Workforce Restructuring
- Trade Unions
- Annual & Permanent Residency
- Executive & Domestic Work Permits
- Citizenship
Insurance:
- Captive Insurance
- Domestic & External Insurance
- Insurance Licensing
- Professional Liability
- Risk Management
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution:
- Banking, Corporate & Commercial
- Construction & Real Estate
- Family, Divorce & Matrimonial
- Fraud & White-Collar Crime
- Insolvency & Liquidations
- Insurance
- Labour & Employment
- Personal Injury
- Probate & Estates
- Professional Liability
- Security Enforcement & Debt Recovery
- Trusts
Private Clients, Trusts & Estates:
- Estate and Trust Structuring
- Foundations
- Trust Company Licensing Private Trust Companies
- Hotels, Resorts & Mixed Use Developments
- Condominiums & Time Shares
- Government Approvals & Exchange Control
- Private and Commercial Mortgages
- Real Property Taxes
- Subdivision Planning & Structuring
- Second Home Acquisitions and Sales
- Title Insurance & Opinions
Shipping, Admiralty & Aviation:
- Corporate Structuring for the Shipping Industry
- Leasing & Financing
- Sales & Registration
- Admiralty Litigation
Managing Partner (Contact - Nassau, Bahamas):
Judith A. Whitehead
jaw@gtclaw.com
Trusts and Corporate Law:
Tanya Hanna
Partner
Co-Chair of Graham Thompson’s Corporate and Financial Services, Private Client, Trusts & Estates Practice
E: trh@gtclaw.com
Aliya Allen
Partner
Co-Chair of Graham Thompson’s Corporate and Financial Services, Private Client, Trusts & Estates Practice
E: aga@gtclaw.com
- Aviation
- Banking
- Construction and materials
- Energy
- Financial services
- Government and public policy
- Insurance
- Investment management
- Real estate
- Shipping
- Tech and telecoms
- Tourism
Lyford Cay, Bahamas Office
Lyford Cay Drive
Lyford Cay, New Providence
Bahamas
P.O. Box N-272
T: +1 242 362 4020
F: +1 242 362 4810
E: jaw@gtclaw.com
W: www.grahamthompson.com
Freeport, Grand Bahama, Office
Star General Building
Freeport, Grand Bahama
Bahamas
P.O. Box F-42451
T: +1 242 351 7474
F: +1 242 351 7752
E: ep@gtclaw.com
W: www.grahamthompson.com
